The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1859, Page 5

NEW YOR HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EMITOR AND PROPRIETOR, @eviCK §. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMS, cash in advance, Money sent risk we the wonder Pastage stamps mot r mail will bv at the foed cas aubscriptiom money THE DAILY HERALD, too centa per copy, $1 per « THE WAEALY HERALD, every Saturday, at rie, Sperannum, he Buropein Btition every Wertnewhay wpy, $1 per annum to any part of Great Britain, partet’ the Continent, both tor tnrtide postinne: the in edition Sch und Wh of sach month «st sie cente ‘or $1.5 per annum “pik eam) ny 92 per m "WOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, convaining tnportan ited fi lev of the icartd; if used, will he RK FOREIGN COKRESPONDENTS ARE YO SEAL ALL LETTRES AND Pack ALD on Wednesday, at four cents per Paxricut. AGHA SENT US. NU NOTICE taken of anonymous corvespondence. Wa do nm jected conn tions. S rennwod avery day Henatp, Pawiny in Lndigions. advertisemy RRALD, and AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Fourteenth street.—Irautax OrEea—TROVATORE. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—-Evo.vrions on Tax figat Rore—Poncurn eLo—Mazuim, BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Cosssck Stavz—Decua- LumeaU—ESMERALDA. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway, opposite Bond street,— Dor. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Rvuing Passion— Tickuisn Times. LAURA KEEN Tee. vS THEATRE, 624 Broadway.—Sea or NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Ganinatpi—My Puxciovs Betsy BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Aftee. noon—Mureteek of ToLKpo—House ow THs Heata. Even- ing—MYsteRious StRANG! WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway.—Ermorta Sonas, Dances, 40.—Biack Swan. BRYANTS' MINSTRE! Buaresqurs, Sones, Da) HOPE CHAPEL, 720 Broadway.—Wavou's Trauta. ATHENAUM, BROOKLY 1 So: Dances, Bunueseu New York, Sunday, September 25, 1859. IMPORTANT TO ADVERTISERS. Owing to the great increase of our advertising business, ‘we are compelled to ask our advertising friends to come toour aid and help us to get our paper to press. This they can accomplish by sending in their advertisements tas carly an bour inthe day and evening as possible. AD advertisements should be handed in tefore nine o'clock at wight, Those handed in after that hour will have to take their chance as regards classification. The New: The steamship City of Baltimore, with European advices five days later, was intercepted off Cape Race on Friday evening. Our telegraph despatch of the news is very meagre, being the one put on board at Queenstown on the 15th inst., and contains no facts of importance other than that the English and French fleet. were before Pekin. Cotton was dull, while there was improving tendency in bread- stuffs and provisions. The Saxonia arrived out on. the 14th. It was contemplated to have the Great Eastern ready for sea in about three weeks. | Advices from Salt Lake to the 2d instant state | that the new South Pass wagon road, constructed by Colonel Landers, is completed. The road is de- ascribed as shorter and better than the old route, Captain Wallen'’s expedition had met with some obstruction from the Indians, which probably gave rise to the California rumor of the destruction of his command. The Salt Lake mail brings late intelligence from New Mexico and Arizona. Lieutenant Mowry has been elected delegate to Congress from Arizona, and Otera from New Mexico. The latter gentle- man had fought a duel with his political antagonist, but no blood was shed. =~ The international cricket match at Montreal commenced yesterday, but was not concluded. Play will be resumed on Monday, and the game probably finished on Tuesday. A large attendance of spectators was on the ground. Another shooting affair occurred early yesterday morning in Broadway, in which a man named James Wilson was‘seriously, if not fatally, wound- ed by a pistol shot in the abdomen. An ante mortem examination of the wounded man was held by Coroner Jackman at the City Hospital, but the jury were unable to designate the person who fired the pistol. William H. Smith, a drug clerk, who ‘was charged with the offence, was held to bail to await the action of the Grand Jury. The details of | the affray are given elsewhere, and show that as Smith, Cole and Fitzsimmons were passing down Broadway they were assaulted by rowdies, and that during the melée which ensued one of the rowdies ‘was shot. The investigation in the case of Wm. J. Lane, Jr., who is charged with embezzling some $60,000 of the funds of the Fulton Bank, took place yesterday before Justice Osbora. After taking the testimony of Mr. Kernochan, President of the Bank, and Mr. Monahan, one of the directors, the proceedings were adjourned over until Monday. The testimony of Mr. Kernochan discloses the mode by which Lane succeeded in obtaining the money, he being assistant cashier and having charge of a set of books designed to show the various bills, drafts, motes and other securities for money payable out of the city, in which he made fictitious entries from time to time during the past two years. The meeting of citizens sympathizing with the workmen who recently came to a strike at Bergen, New Jersey, advertised to take place at Hoym’s theatre, in the Bowery, last evening, was post- poned until Saturday next, partly in consequence of the threatening appearance of the weather and partly because the building was occupied for other purposes. There was, however,a goodly number of persons present, many of whom expressed ‘warm sympathy with the workmen. It was eventually resolved to hold an open air meeting at Union square on Saturday next. The hour at which the meeting isto be held will be notified through the daily journals. The Germans at Hoym’s theatre evinced considerable opposition to the meeting, alleging that the theatre was a Ger- man place, and that meetings of such a tendency ought not to be held there. Altogether, the parties present thought it best to adjourn. There were no jury trials in the General Sessions cyesterday, but as soon as the Court was organized Judge Russell delivered his charge in the case of John McAlpine, alias Marmaduke Reeves, charged ‘with swindling aschool teacher. He was convicted sof petit larceny, and remanded till Monday for sen- ence, in order to afford him an opportunity to res- ‘tore Miss Woodbine’s trunks and clothing. John ‘Haggerty, alias Heeney, a notorious thief, , who stole $1,500 worth of jewelry from Mr. Silverthal, wae gent to the State prison for five years. Henry Bee Jan pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, end was sent to the penitentiary for one year. Felix Larkin, who was convicted of assault and batteyy on Mr. Blauvelt, was fined $10, ‘The premiums for domestic animals and agricul. tural implements given by the Americaa Institute ‘were awarded yesterday. The list is given elge- where. The agricultural display has been pro- longed until Wednesday, when the steam plough ‘will be exhibited. ‘The steamships Kangaroo and Ocean Queen left ‘this port yesterday, the former for Liverpool and the latter for Southampton and Havre. ThéW%ean Queen took out $1,260,153 in specie. The Post Ofice Department has received informa- tion from parties in this city interested in the Johnson contract for carrying the mail to the Pacitic via Nicaragua, that everything has heen ar- ranged forthe departure of the mails at the ap- pointed time, The weekly mortality report of the City In spector shows that the deaths for the week erd- ing on Saturday last numbered 486, an increase of 6 as compared with the mortality of the week previous. Of the deaths last week 82 were men, S4 women, 172 boys and 148 girls. As compared with the corresponding week last year there is an increase in the number of deaths of 45. Of the whole number of deaths last week 272 were of ten years of age and under, being 4 more thon the week previous, The report in- forms us that there were 146 deaths of diseases of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs, 89 of diseases of the brain and nerves, 14 of the heart and blood vessels, 115 of diseases of the lu throat, 22 of skin and eruptive diseases, 36 stiil- born and premature births, 47 of general fevers, 5 of old age, LL of diseases of the generative aud urinary organs, and 1 of the bones, joints, &c. Fourteen deaths arose from vivient causes. The nativity table shows that 354 were natives of the United States, 75 of Ireland, 36 of Germany, 6 of Engiand, 5 of Scotland, 3 of France, 2 of the West Indies, 1 of British America, and the balance of various foreign nationalities. The annexed table shows the temperature of the atmosphere in ths city during the past week, the range of the barometer and thermometer, the variation of wind currents and the state of the weather, at three periods during each day, viz: at 0 A. M., and 3 and 9 o'clock P. © Tas ceayoup Uy ipnuoye 74) Fo whim ~-annuoing | ee soapags ey fo hug jybya ‘payod pone] REMARKS, Saturday—Morning, overcast, heavy; afternoon, rain and blowing; night, a fall all day and night. ‘Sunday—Clear all night, moonlight: Monday—Ciear all day; night, moonlight. Tuesday—Overcast; rain day and night. Wednesday night, rainin ‘Thursda fternoon, raining; night, “ast and rain. "Saturday—Overeas ‘The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 600 bales, closing in favor of the purchaser, on the basis of 113¢c. for middling uplands. Western brands of flour wore quite active, and lower grades were firmer. Southern flour was also in good demand, and prices without change of mo- ment. The market for good to prime lots of wheat was firm, while inferior grades were neglected. Corn con- tinued scarce and ruled qnite firm, while sales of Western mixed were reported at 934s. a 4c. Rye was quiet at Sle. a 82c, Pork was again better, with sales of moss at $15 75 a $16, and of prime at $10 75 a $1087. Beef was inactive, while lard was in fair demand at steady prices. ‘The sugar market was less active, but prices were sus. tained, with sales of about 400 hhds. Cuba muscovados. Coffee was quiet, but continued to be firmly held, with sales of 1,300 bags of Rio and some lots of Maracaibo at steady prices. Freight engagements were firm but light; cotton to Liverpool by the clipper ship Dreadnought was taken at Ad. The Herald and the Blaspheming Sectarians—The Sunday Tyranny Ques- tion. A brutal, blasphemous and stupid set of sec- | tarians, headed by Chevalier Watson Webb, that renowned hero of half a dozen duels, be- sides being the instigator and cause of the af- fair in which Cilley was murdered by an another Congressman, and who, with supreme egotism, claim to represent the Almighty on earth, and to be the true and only exponents of Tis will, have the folly to call upon the clergy of the land to preach from every pulpit a crusade against the New York Heraup. A labored article, half balderdash, half blasphemy, which we reprint in another column, from the Courier and Enquirer, sums up the blasphemous argument of these self- elected judges of righteousness, claiming to possess the true and only knowledge of the will of Heaven, and daring to brand the Heratp and its millions of readers as licentious infidels, bent upon the destruction of all social order and religious feeling. The sum of the argu- ment is that the Herarp is the widest, read paper in the world, has more advertising patron- age than any other, and that its editor has more power than any other one citizen, because this journal “is daily and every day purchased and read by more clergymer and professing Chris- tians than any other one newspaper in the Unit- ed States.” This fact is too clear and irre- fragable for even the stupid dolts who make the attack on us to ignore; but their blind and blasphemous egotism prevents their under- standing its deep portent. From its first appearance to the present mo- ment the Heratp has beea conducted in strict accordance with the dictates of reason and common sense. Applying these in its judgment of men and things, without fear of power or favor to partisanship of any kind, its course has merited the approbation of all classes of men, who are the more ready to throw off sectarian- ism in proportion as they become more enlight- ened. This approval has taken the effective form of the greatest public support ever at- tained by any journal, including that of pro- fessing Christians and clergymen of every de- nomination, as the fanatics cannot but recog- nise. Recognizing the great truth that religion is a thing for family inculcation, and devotion one for closet practice, as our Saviour told the Pharisees, in our labors asa journalist we have recognized no Roman Catholics nor Protes- tants, no Jesuits, no Presbyterians, no Metho- dists, no Baptists—nor, in fact, any of the numerous sects, who each claim the exclusive right to send all the rest of their fellow creatures to hell. We have looked upon all as fellow Christians, worthipping our Creator under the same high dispensation, with petty differences on doctrinal points and church discipline, which neither make nor mar the divine teachings of the Saviour. It is this independent course—inde- pendent of all sectarianism and all fanaticism— that has made the Hrrarp the powerful journal that it is, and which has brought to us the ap- proval of our fellow citizens in the most sincere form in which approbation can be bestowed— a continued and constétly increasing patronage. The blasphemous fanatics who attack us in columns of the Courier and Enquirer ave inghpable of comprehending the spirit that guides us and that animates the present age. They are nothing more than the excrescent re- mains of that sectarian and fanatical spirit— generated in the decay of Judaism and Pagan- ism, ripe in the darkness of the middle ages, and disappearing before the blaze of human intelligence garnered and accumulating through the art of printing—which beheaded John the Baptist, crucified Christ, stoned Stephen, mag- NE W YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1859. i by sacred on St. Bartholemew’s day and the 5S! lian Vespers, burnt Huss, Cranmer and Rid- ley, drove the Puritans from England and the Quakers from Massachusetts, hanged the witches at Salem, and would still, if it could, renew the tortures of the wheel and stake for opinion’s sake. In every age and under every form this spirit seeks to clothe itself with the robe of righteousness, and blasphemes the name of the Almighty by claim- ing to be the great expounder of His will on earth, These brutal fanatics are nothing more than living witnesses of their owa_ insignifi- cance, for if they possessed the importance in the great scheme of human salvation which they ignorantly and blasphemously claim, Divine Providence would soon sweep them from the face of the earth which they pollute. In the stupid attack they have made upon the HeraLb we cannot wonder that they lie so badly about our views and motives when they dare assume the right to speak for their Maker. So far from attacking the religious and social fabric of the age in our advocacy of release from the tyranny of Sunday legislation, we would preserve both society and religion from the brutal attempt of a few sectarian fanatics to impose their Pharasaical rule upon the rest of the community. We deny to any small por- tion of society the right to dictate to all the rest how and in what manner it shall support any particular day. We claim for each the right to observe the day of rest from labor as his religion may teach or his neoessi- ties demand, and for all, that every one shall respect the right of his neighbor so to do. Let the blaspheming claimants to Divine represen- tation learn in the popular support and pros- perity which the Heranp hes received, and is receiving from professing Christians of every denomination, the position of truth and their own utter insignificance. Immense Developement of the Telegraph System—Proposed Line from Moscow to St. Louis, We publish this morning the details of an enterprise which, if carried out, will do more to change the relations of the world, so far as they are governed by time and space, than any which the adventurous spirit of modern science has as yet attempted. Since the capabilities of the submarine telegraph have been demon- strated by the success of the European lines, and the partial realization of the Atlantic tele- graph, various projects have been suggested for the connection of the four great divisions of the earth by a chain of wires. The first of these plans—which seems to have been traced out with a conscientious appreciation of the difficulties to be overcome, and with something. like an approximative estimate of the cost of construction and maintenance—is that which we present to our readers to-day. Unlike most of the schemes of a similar character, which have dazzled without convincing the public mind, it emanates from a man who is personally acquainted with the entire route from Moscow, one of the termini of the proposed line, to its point of submarine connection with the Ameri- can continent. Major Collins, the author of the plan, in his quality of Commercial Agent of the United States for the Amoor, made such explorations in that region as entitle his state- ments in regard te the practicability of the route to the mouth of that river to the fullest credit. His report, made to Congress before the present project was thought of, contains in itself conclusive evidence on that point. From the mouth of the Amoor two submarine routes are laid down in this plan—one by Behrings Straits and the other across the Sea of Ochotsk to Kamschatka, and from thence over a chain of convenient island posts to Sitka (New Archangel), the capital of Russian Ame- rica. From this point no difficulty is antici- pated in continuing the line by Vancouver (Frazer river), Washington and Oregon to Sacramento, San Francisco and St. Louis. Retracing the line back to Eastern Siberia, we take in two other principal features of the plan. By making a sudden detour to the south of Lake Baikal, and reaching Kyachta, it can be extended to Pekin, thus forming a lateral branch of a thousand miles. At Sak-hab-lin, on the Pacific, which the main trunk traverses, another lateral line can be extended south, crossing the Straits of La Perousa and tra- versing Yesso to Hakodadi, which would then become the great rendezvous and point of com- munication with home for our Pacific whaling fleet. These accomplished, the capitals of the three great empires of Russia, China and Ja- pan would be brought within a week’s distance of New York. Having thus briefly touched upon the geo- graphical features of the proposed route, we have now a few words to add in reference to its estimated cost. Taking Behrings Straits as the point of submarine connection between the two continents, Major Collins calculates the distance from Moscow to St. Louis at 14,040 miles. The cost of construction for the whole of this distance, he estimates, would be in round numbers $2,500,000, nearly a fifth of this amount being set down under the head of contingencies. The cost of maintenance and working would be about $675,000 yearly, and the annual receipts (minimum) $1,502,009, leaving a clear annual profit of $827,000. If the business of the line is not calculated at too high a figure, he is of opinion that it would maintain a cost of ten millions of dollars, and pay eight per cent upon that amount of capital. We will not enter into the question as to how far Mr. Collins’ estimates in re- gard to the éost of construction and the amount of working expenses are reliable. His report is before our readers, and they may be able to form some opin- ion for themselves upon these points. This much, however, we do say, that even if the project were to cost five millions more in the shape of preliminary outlay, and half a million additional of annual expenditure, the vast in- terests that will be affected by the scheme justify the expectation that the returns which the enterprise will yield will exceed the most sanguine hopes of its projectors, That the-plan has a reasonable prospect of being carried ont we are led to infer from the encouragement it has met with from the Rus- sian and Canadian governments, It is stated that steps are also being takgn to procure from the Emperor of Japan a fav@Bable consideration of the project, and the same efforts will no doubt be made at Pekin, as soon as our rela- tions with that court are placed on such a foot- ing as will hold out a hope of success. It is to be presumed that our own government, in view of the rapid developement which our trade with these two great empires is taking, will be disposed to do all that lies in its power to pro- mote the scheme. If realized, its effect will be ‘felt by no in- terest more than by that of the newspaper press of this country. In five years from this itis probable that there will be no great cen- tre of commerce or intelligence on any part of the globe with which we shall not be in hourly, daily or weekly communication. From our office we can communicate direct with our cor- respondents in all parts of the world, and the result will be to push the ramifications of our present system to an extent that will rendex the Heratp almost omnipresent. As news- papers with limited capital and enterprise can- not enter upon such a tremendous field of competition, it follows that most of those which are now dragging out a precarious exis- tence by begging, stealing and borrowing will be at once crushed out by the resources of their wealthier and more energetic rivals. Our Next Legislature and its Lobby Jobs—Lobby Jobbers at Work. Never before, perhaps, were more active preparations made to pack a Legislature than are now going on all over the State by the schemers, jobbers and lobby men, with a view to further their multitudinous schemes to make money by all sorts of means at the next ses- sion of the Legislature at Albany. The open- ing of the season will be the signal for flooding the lobby with bills for city railroads and every other conceivable job whereby money can be filched out of the pockets of the people. The great State barber, Thurlow Weed, has already his slate prepared; it is filled with all kinds of plans for public plunder, from the Broadway Railroad to free wool. He has ar- ranged to run railroads through all the avenues and cross streets of the city, up town and down, until New York has become like a gridiron. Weed has two slates made up—one for offices, the other for schemes and spoils. His office slate fell into sacrilegious hands at Syracuse the other day, and when he got it back he found sundry names wiped off and others inserted, so that he had to take it back to Albany and fix it to suit his own intentions. But his slate for schemes and spoils is full, from margin to mar- gin, and everything is laid out there in apple- pie order, waiting for the organization of the Legislature and its more potent and more cor- rupt band of lobby sharks; and first of all stands the city railroad job, which is expected to net a few millions for Thurlow and his co- laborateurs. There can be no doubt of the value and im- portance of railroads to this city: they bring the upper part of the town under the sway of civilization, open up the entrances to the Cen- tral Park, enable people to reside in that vici- nity and reach their business speedily, and enhance the value of property generally. But they should not be placed in the hands of a {gw politicians to made fortunes out of them. The franchises of railroads and ferries belong of right to the city, and the city should receive the profits in aid of its immensely expensive government and to lighten the city debt. The proceedings of the last session of the Legisla- ture show that not more than twenty parties would be benefitted by the establishment of the railroads sought to be lobbied through, the value of which to these few speculators could be counted by millions. From the re- port made to the Comptroller a few days ago by the Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue Rail- road companies we can form some estimate of the value of our city railroads. The receipts of the Sixth Avenue road from the first of Janu ary to the last of August were $216,703, and those of the Eighth Avenue road for the same period, $256,980. How nefarious, then, is it to put such profitable corporations in the hands of two or three scheming politicians, for it is only these will be benefitted by them, though it is true that a few members of the Legislature will make a trifle indirectly for their votes and interest. It is surprising how members from the rural districts will allow themselves to be bamboozled by the lobby into assisting their schemes for plundering this city, on the assump- tion that the interests of the metropolis are no- thing to them. Is it not of great importance to them when they visit the city with their families to be protected from insult by rowdies, to be secure in life and property during their sojourn, to have the shield ot law and order thrown over them in public places and in the streets, and to have convenient and cheap conveyances to all parts of the city? In these respects it is as much their interest as that of the residents that the city should be well governed; indeed, more so, because the residents know better the ways of the place, and can ina measure take care of themselves; and yet country members are habitually found either aiding by their votes or by their apathy every corrupt scheme of plunder concocted to fleece the three-quarters of a million of people in New York and render its municipal govern- ment more inefficient than before. We contend that as far as our city railroads are concerned the only proper action for the Legislature to take is to pass measures author- izing the Corporation to dispose of the fran- chises by auction to the highest bidders, in leases of five years duration. By this means the city could ensure an efficient management of the roads for the public, and could develope and populate the entire island by keeping within its limits the thousands who now seek residences in Brooklyn, Hoboken, Williams- burg and otheradjacent villages. Moreover, the sale of franchises would be very profitably em- ployed in meeting the expenses of the city government. The railroads, like the ferries and markets, belong to the city, and should not be voted away by a body of men at Albany for selfish and corrupt pur- poses, to fill the pockets of a little band of as shameless schemers as ever fattened upon a public treasury. But, as we have said, the whole machinery to accomplish this wicked work is now ramified throughout the entire State, the “Confidence men” at Albany having their hands upon the lever, with Thurlow Weed as chief engineer, and in all probability the next session of the Legislature will witness more impudent attempts at public robbery than ever was seen before. Tue Orera Seasos—Wantep, an Excrte- went.—Partly on account of the bad weather, but chiefly from a circumstance less liable to be changed by time, the Opera at the Academy does not appear to attract so much of the atten- tion of the public as usual. For the first night of the season there was a great house, com- posed chiefly of strangers and sojourners, but since that time the audiences have been com- paratively limited. The Matinée of yesterday was the solitary exception to this disagreeable rule, Now, there must be a reason for this paucity of attendance, and that reason is found in the want of some adventitious attraction to draw the outside public to the Opera house. The season will close this week. The manager will give twelve evening performances and two Ma- tinées, and his programme so far includes no new work, introduces no fresh artist. Not that the old artists are unsatisfactory or the old operas disagreeable—on the contrary, the ar- tists are very good and the selection of operas very grateful to the musical public. But ithas long ago been settled that the public, which goes to the Opera simply for the sake of the Opera, is not sufficient to support it. There must be some excitement, some coup de theatre, to draw the curiosity-loving public. It is of little consequence what the peculiar excitement is. In the old time of the Astor Place Opera house the relations of Fry, the manager, with some of his artists were not of the most amiable character. Their quarrels extended to the foot of the curtain, where some scenes not promised in the bills wee enacted. The cu- rious public, which did not care astraw for the chef d’euvres of Rossi.ti, or Bellini, or Mo- vart—which disregarded altogether the trills of Truffi and the ut of Benedetti—rushed in crowds to witness a passage at arms between the irate tenor and the no less indignant manager upon some petty question of the coulisses. Jenny Lind* and Sontag drew more on ac- count of their personal history than their artistic qualifications, and the for- mer were skilfully placed before the public, while the latter were considered as secondary matters, to be taken for granted, if considered at all. Then, with Piccolomini: she had a fine artistic reputation and certain personal sur- roundings of an attractive character. The pub- lic received her with ardor; but that might have cooled had it not been for the ferocious charge of the “three hungry Frenchmen,” as savage as that of a half famished Zouave on an enemy’s ration chest. This made the public laugh and talk a great deal about Piccolomini. Then came the celebrated bulletins of Ullman, and a skilful manner of keeping up the excite- ment won the public attention, and then the petite and piquant prima donna was sure of success. Whether or not we are to have an operatic excitement this year we cannot yet pretend to say. So far the theatrical folks seem to have had the best of it. That the Opera will always be the favorite amusement of the refined classes of the community is be- yond peradventure; but at present, if the managers hope for the public voice and the public dollars, they must create the excitement which the public craves. In no other way can the Opera be made to meet its necessarily very heavy expenses and the musical public be per- mitted to enjoy its most agreeable of luxuries. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. The Malls for California via Nicaragua to be Sent Under the Johnson Contract at the Time Specified—Mr. Hughes Declines to be Commissioner of the General Land Office, &e. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. WaAsminaton, Sept. 24, 1859. A letter was received here to-day, from parties in Now York, under the Johnson contract for conveying the Nica- ragua mail, in which they assure the Department that everything has been arranged, and that the mails will be sent via Nicaragua on the Sth, Mr. Hughes, of Indiana, who was offered the Commis. sionership of the General Land Office, has declined it. It will probably be tendered to Samuel Smith, of Tenpessee. OUB WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Wasnincton, Sept. 23, 1859, The Herald’s Ninth Wonder—Its Effect on Legislation and on Stupid, Long-winded Congressmen — Removal of the Desks to Assist the Bennett Enterprise—Let us have a Na- tional Printing Office and Paper Mill. The New York Heratp’s plan for publishing the daily proceedings of Congress is, in magnitude of conception and execution, second only to the Great Eastern, It is a step ahead of anything that has been attempted in this century. Mr. James Gordon Bennett is constantly sur- prising his million-constituency with the rich fruits of his exhaustless resources, his wonderful tact, his genius and untiring industry. Tt is an enterprise the eft of which will not cease with the simple printing of the debates. It will exercise an influence on the legislation of Congrsss that cannot now be appreciated. The balls of the Senate and House will, as it were, be thrown wide open, not to a few visitors in the galleries, but to the scrutinizing eyes and immediate criticism of the whole nation. It will democratize the law-making machinery. The people will be in daily contact with their representatives. Buncombe speeches, consuming the time of the House or Senate, or lobbyism, or attempts to “engineer” special logislation, or to defeat legitimate acts by improper eflorts, will cease to exist before the resistless power of the electric telegraph and the New York Herawp, A mechanical alteration, now being made in the hall of the House of Representatives, will facilitate the Hrratp’s enterprise by limiting the number of wordsspoken per day. The removal of the desks where the members used to loiter listlessly, read newspapors or write letters during the delivery of dull and prosy speeches, has taken away the last refuge for stupidity. With the members crowded together on benches like hearers in a Methodist church, no third rate man will be permitted to inflict his platitudes and consume the public time. He will be coughed down, as in the English Par- liament. Shutting the mouths of the large number of Congressmen who come in this category of long-winded, it will be seen that the legislation will be done in one? third the words usually uttered, and the space in the HxRatp correspondingly lessened.’ It is hoped that your great enterprise will put an end to the printing corruption -of Washington, and that a National Printing oflice will be established this winter. Why not a workshop of -types and presses, as well as of ordnance and machinery? Why not its own ‘paper mill here at Washington, in which to manufacture the vast quantities that are’ yearly con- sumed, putting a government “water mark’? or other offi- cial sign in the web and woof of the paper? Lot the army and navy, as well as our Ministers abroad, be supplied with government paper, instead of contract, so that the correspondence on file here may have that ‘uniform ap- pearance which is found so essential in binding and pro- serving the public archives. News from Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Sr. Louis, Sept. 24, 1859, A special despateh to the Republican says that the Salt Lake tail of the 2d inst. arrived at Atchison yesterday. Colonel Landers’ division of the South Pass wagon road had been completed. The new road is shorter and better than the old route. ‘The Indians about the northern boundary of the Terri. tory are reported to be bold. They had arrayed them- selves against a smail party of Captain Wallen’s wagon road expedition, but with uo serious result. The re- ported massacre of Wuallen’s command, received via California, probably grew out of this demonstration. The Arizona correspondent of the Republican says that 4 duel between Judge Watts and Mr. Otero, candidate for Congress in New Mexico, had taken place noar Mesilla. Three shots with Colt’s navy revolvers were fired at fit- teen paces without effect, when the parties were with- drawn by their seconds. It was reported that Otero had been re-elected to Con- gress from New Mexico, by 1,400 majority. Lieutenant Mowry had beon returned to Congress from Arizona. A Ship on Fire—A Murderer Arrested. New Onseans, Sept. 24, 1859, The ship Heloise, of Kennebunk, took fire in hor hold this morning, and has been towed into the stream and scuttled, he was loading cotton for Liverpool, and had already stowed two thousand bales. Mr. Toledano, the individual who shot Dr. Graham the other day, bas been re-arrested on a charge of man- slauglter. New Onieans, Sept. 24—P. M. ‘The ship Heloise & totally destroyed. Loss one hun- dred and fifty thousand dollars, Mercantile Suspension. Boston, Sept. 24, 1850. ‘The susponsion of the house of Binkes & Kinsley, im- Porters of woollen goods, No. 24 Water street, is an- nounced. Their liabilities are estimated at $200,000, The Sunday Railroad Travel in Phila- delphia, Pumapxirma, Sept. 24, 1850. ‘Tho argument in the Jeandelle case, involving the ques- tion of Sunday railroad travel, was closed this afternoon. Judge Ludlow did not give his decision, but from his re- marks during the progress of tho trial, it is gonorally be- Heved he will not hold the defendant responsible for the alleged disorderly conduct of passengers, but for his owm behavior as driver. In that case acquittal is certain. Judge Ludlow is considered a man of liberal sontimenta. PuuLapuieuta, Sopt. 24, 1868, naan seni Ponnayivania Stato iiven, 9296; Read road, i, Morris Canal, A Rail- road, 1134; Pennsylvania Baked. eo oe i LTTMORE, Sept. 24,1860. Ba Flour dull at $5 for common How: Ohio, Wheat firm, owing to small Bowacd bend ened wile Bie, aie yellow, Leathe 4 Provisions ‘frm. con, 11 }¢c. Mess pork, $15 75. Whisk: steady eM pork, ey PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24, 1859; Flour declining. Wheat dull. Corn buoyant: sates 8,000 bushels mixed at 87c. a 88c. Provisions advancing. Bacon, hams, 11 34c, a 13¢. ; do. sides, 104¢. ;do, shoulders, 8x0. ’Lard 11}4c. " Coffee, Rio, 11340. a12}40. Whiskey? bleady. Burvato, Sept. 24—1 P, Mt Flour—Good brands firmer, but without quotable change; demand active: sales 2,700 bbls. Wheat steady, in good demand: sales 72,000 bushels No. 2 Chicago spring, to arrive, at 86c; 24,000 bushels on private terms; 6,000 bushols white Indiana, afloat, at $1 13; 3,000 bushola Canada clubat 90c. Corn better: sales 4,300 bushels No. 1 Illinois at 83c.; supply light. Othor grains quiet, Whiskey nominal at $63zc. Lake imports tonday--19,008 bbls. flour; 44,000 bushels wheat, 10,390 bushels oats, 500 bushels barley; 400 bushels rye, ‘Canal exports—d,000 bbls. four, 6,000 bushels corn, 28,000 bushels oats. ——_. Yachting Under Difficulties, Tho weather has not been all, or indeed anything thas could be desired for the Fall Regatta of the New York Yaeht Club. The first day fixed was on Thursday last, when, in spite of a severe rain storm, accompanied with a light wind from the north and east, nearly all the yachts assembled at the place fixed for tho start—Owl’s Head, Long Island, The weather was so bitterly bad, however, that it became necessary to postpone the race till Friday. On that morning, although the wind remained in the same quarter, things looked a little brighter, and the steamboat S. A. Stevens, chartered for thé use of tho Club, left pier No. 4 North River, punctually at the hour fixed—ten o'clock in the morning. Arrived at Owl's Head, the floet was found to be somewhat diminished. Of the third class sloops, only the Naragansett-appeared ; of the second claga, only the Mallory, which went scudding about in the storm like a white waterfowl. The Rebecca appeared, ready to sail, but her competitor, the Restless, had with- drawn. The schoouers Zinga, Favorita and Gipsey wore on hand, and the only contest of the day was to be be- tween them. But that Deo article, a breeze, was lacking. There was, indeed, no wind worth speaking of. The yachts, however, started at about 11 o’clock, and drifted down to the Hook. It appeared evident then that the Lightship could not be reached till very late at night, if at all, and so the race was wbandoned for the day. The smaller yachts got a tow back to the city. The Rebecca and the schooners came up to Hoboken yesterday morn- ing, after an absence of twenty-four hours, passed chief in a dead calm. The regatta has been postponed til to-morrow (Monday) morning, when the Club steamer, 8. A. Stevens, will leave pier 4 at 10 A. M. City Intelligence. A VotunrezR ARMY FOR THE Paciic.—The important news published in on Tuesday's Haraty from. the Pacific Ocean, via the overland route, giving the facts of the landing of cannori and more troops on the disputed island of San Juan, created no little excitement and gossip in this city as to the probability of a rupture between the United States and Great Britain. Some doclared such an event out of the question, as neither country were prepared for it; England because an invasion of her territory was threfftened by her next door neighbor—France; the United States, because they were not prepared in regard to coast defences, or in a financial point of view, besides a thousand and one similar suppositions. But to one class of individuals the hope of a war with England ap- ared to give new life—we mean the fighting men. Ye speak of fighting men not in the New York accepta- tion of the phrase, of “shoulder hitters,” of the “knock down and drag out stamp,” but the genuine Simon Pure fighting men, who, musket in hand, kill according to law. By this class it ‘was asserted that there never was a time so auspicious to raise volunteer troops: as the present, and if necessary, New York city could oquip three first class regiments in a month’s time, and have them ready for active service. The war with Mexico furnished an excellent school for the education of many of our young men in the scionce of war, and to-day, im this country and in this city, many of these men are to be found “spoiling for a fight.”” Besides those first rate fel- lows, we have men in this city made of the debris of Walker's army, consisting of Generals, Colonels, and, im fact, of every grade and shade down toa camp follower, who for the past two years have been loading question” able lives, who now appear rejoiced to think ot the pros- pect of a ‘‘mnss.’’ Politics, too, has got to be such an unprofitable business in this city, by the business being overdone and run down almost to a cypher, that we could spare a regiment or two of chaps of the pistol and bowie knife order, that would be very useful in “‘Colting”® and cutting the throats of the Britishers a la mode, EXTENSION oF THR Crty Fink TRLEGRAPH.—It is in con- templation by the insurance companies in this city to add to the usefulness of the fire telegraph by establishing several new stations and conjunctions with those on the twelve bell towers now in operation, provided the Com- mon Council concurs. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New York, Sept. 24, 1859. I notice in your paper of this morning an article in re- ference to a fire in Canal st; » in which you give Mr. Lamaine the credit of extingu'shing the fire by throwing afeather bed out of the window. We are satisfied to give the gentleman a chance to distinguish himself by throwing feather beds out of windows, but we must cen- sure him for not telling the truth in stating that we flooded the building, as there was no more water used than was necessary. JOHN McCAULEY, Foreman Engine Company No. 31. Arrivals and Departures. ARRIVALS. Among the arrivals in town are Mr. and Mrs, Anthony Bar- clay, England; Hon. M. Bavley. Governor of the Bahamas; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sargent, Philadelphia; Capt- Llewellyn Jones, United States Army, Mrs. Jones; Hon. Samuel A. Foote, Gene- ¥aj Mrs, Edward Curtis, New York; George H. Cramer. Troy; Mr. and Mrs. E. Tweedy and Miss Temple, Newport; His E: cellency Baron Stoeckle, Russian Minister at Washinj Mr, and M's. R. M. Hooper, Philadelphia; Charles Cabot,’ do.$ Henry La ‘son, Nova Scotia; L. Bliss, London; Capt. Duma- resq, Boston: James Meinell, Long Island; R. L. Living- rs. ston, Livingston; Henry Roberts, Rio Janeiro. From Charleston, in the steamship Marion—C_H Moore, W Strauss, H Whitman and Jady R Merritt, H Lomas, Ed- mund Bowly, P Woodlock, Bishop Rutledge, Mr Dempsher and lady, NM (iibreth, Robt Howard, W. Lickry, A Lickry, M Ja- cobs, J Wallace, J Burrows, and 6 inthe steerage. in the DEPARTURES. For Liverpool in the steamship Kangaroo—C” Trotman, FL P Bainbridge, Mrs Mary Henderson,” Mian Bm Lister, Mr Carter, A Buchanan, Mr Beck, S$ Ker, A Gourne, ML.’ Russ and friend, Capt Chas Hodge, John MeGrorty, LJ Girard, wife and child, P Osborn, A Schwendler, Francia Wi Elisha Frengos, FJ Mason, Geo Stevens, D P'Wood. WB McKean, wife aud'infant, Joh Do- nohue and wife, WS Cook, W Wynne—and 160 in the steer age—Total 182. For Havre and Southampton, in the stoamship Ocean Queen— WE Doster, General Jaso Garcia Candi, J _M Delrio, Anto Delrio, Cecelia Devian, Ynacio Cumpli, do, lady and daugh- ter, Mrs Bell, R Remas, NS Hunt, Mr Schlesch, wife and two danghters, S Fair, Mr Marge, Marge, GJ Marge and Indy, Mrs W H Rolinson and son, Rey WC Langdan and wife, Baltimore; Annie M Day, Annie N. Crane, Miss OM Watis, F Chambrege, P Bambury, J Horley, T Byrnes, J. Lancasier, H Freitog, H Schnabel, © Alspeter, Miss Quantin, Mra P Hay- wood and three children, G-Pinkhsin, F Schmidt, J Neuheur, S Loupe, PC Taylor, J Richard, G Kohlmaun, © Gebharde, Martinetti. J P Wagner, A Keisser, A Epplina, M Thevener, D Sorbeer, G Freitz, Jean’ Baye, Michael Daur, Mrs Rash and two children, William Heward,’ Louis Keitter,, wife and two children; John Krapt, John Opizer, Sebastian Wals- ther, Louis J Lemue and Dudy, Mr Lecon, Madm Renault, Madm Berbault, Mrs Eva Good. and. child, Catharine Garal John Haller, Jacob Link, Martin Link, Joseph Welch, Kant Habert, Jacob Vogel, Jane Hanser, Valent Lander and wifo, Joseph Wingert, Joseph Marl, Remy Kemply, Friedrich Muth, Lonis Heara, Kugene Petiteane, wife and three children; Giovane Camili, Pietro Cipriani, Frediane Operaine and wife, Loepold Sutter, Subine Ariane, Isaae Maoglin, D Trigoh, i Dahl, OF Guyot, G Schoett, G Jacot, John Woblfuhrt, M Riokle, N Liedrich, T Graef, J Fredel, C Schmidt, P- Hardt, P Page, Mr Elder, wife and four children; M Buhe, P Koblec and wile, J Frolich, M Roden and wife, D Nau and wife, i Bruoh, F Reilbaoh, F sBertsohy, M Pinkhaine, F Gitteri, M. Wittstaedt, O Laohe, J Ontie, M Kollaokor, P Gruber, W Lange, wife, two children and’ servant; M Ring- ward, L Plumer, wife and child; B Sauer, ardiner. Molwer, P.O Contor and wife, J Hornung" aud wife, G_ Ber. nardini, L Riant, J. Peter and wife, J Derrings and wife, 5 Holintz, T Levent, J. Hexan, ¥ Skimer and wife, Mr Sebasiin, John Phijer, J Strapt, W Heward, Mrs Rash and two children’ 100 cabin passengers. For Savannah in the steamship Florida—Captain Tlarstene, U'S'N, NS Sheny, Mrand Mr John ‘Nicholson. and child? Miss Abnie Fountain, Mrand Mrs. J W Perkins, Mrand Mra Jas Kelly, Master Geo Fountain, Mra AT Richatds, Mes Has kett, Miss WW Batos, W Davis, J’ W Summers, Mrs Summers, Mrs JL Baring, Mrs Meinbart, 8 F Hobbs, A.A Sandborm Mr and Mrs BG Carpenter, Miss Neinhart, Frank Watson, Mr and Mrs J W Mallet, Miss MoGowan, EH Albright, 4 Abratiam and nurse, Miss Sheldon, W Quantock, A.C B Mallone, Miss Watson, Miss Ponder, A Dupray, Henry Blun, Mrs Mallone, Miss Hungerford, $°R Cushing. PGi 3Graham, Gen Sorrell, § Isaacs, Mey Wailafelder, Mr and ‘T W Freeman, RG Graham, 8 8 Sabbe, Mra Barsto and Mrs J A Brown, HF Sabbs, M Genand, Mr Greenwood, Mt John Rogers, Alfred Large, =? Norwood, Miss Georgiana Batter, Wm Wik, SW Dey, Mrs Scheet, Zintania and’ socvnante Leich, WL Dudley, Dr JP Hoyt, Prof J W,Groschen, meister, J F Hoyt, 8 H Field, A Joseph, @ E Chappell, WK Graber, il Meta. C Framberg Jon Seuliny, Wan Hannte, WP Biehards, Mrs WH gn lenry Brown, R Pettibone, J W Barring, Miss A 0 Tidon, © Hwockwny, Mise J Van Derword, 5 Il Connor, A_A Willett, Olonzo W Weat Chas W West, JM ison, WW DM Amram, D § Shelton, Master Shelton. W Colin, Wm Drew, WH Abr H Barker, Jno Field, F MPey jer, M Groschon, Mra (ta- fount glames fi Sheldon, R Binur, Mrs Rol - children, Rina J E’Scolt, Misa Campbell, Mra CE Lathrop. Alex Fergu- D La eg a ie Wa Je tke nad Seat he Forrest, Mra Mede, three children and see. and SM Min Garena, Ft Trobey,# Molo, 8 Tibi, DL Southwick, H Honghold, $ Cohen, M Cohen, Ino Casey, JF Thompson, T R Adam, ©, Wine, Sa-¢mon, DL MWlagard. i, , H Chapman, oy Dr asaoury, Wu W006, Ald Ii nto ticernge